A former federal prosecutor said Saturday that former President Donald Trump’s post on Truth Social sharing details of his arrest could affect his chances of getting bail and his conditions for his release.
Trump claimed on his Truth Social account that the Manhattan district attorney’s office will arrest him on Tuesday, calling the investigation “corrupt and highly political,” calling the alleged hush money payment an “old fairy tale and completely discredited”.
Glenn Kirschner, a legal analyst for MSNBC, took to the network on Saturday and compared the all-caps rant to his posts leading up to the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021 and said it could affect the terms of his release.
He speculated that a judge could interpret Trump’s post as an attempt to incite a crowd to riot, raising the specter of a judge ordering Trump behind bars to prevent him from releasing any more inflammatory statements ahead of any trial.
“I would put a government exhibits sticker on this post and present it as his criminal trial,” Kirschner explained.
“He has just given the judge who will preside over his arraignment hearing some food for thought about what kind of conditions should be put in place for the release of this dangerous man pending trial.”
Glenn Kirschner, a legal analyst for MSNBC, took to the network on Saturday and compared the all-caps rant to his posts leading up to the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021 and said it could affect the terms of his release.
Repeatedly, Kirschner compared the comments to Trump’s posts before January 6 and when he told the Proud Boys to “stand back and wait” in a presidential debate.
The former president would have to be charged with a felony before he can spend any time behind bars, and there’s little chance he’ll end up in custody if the Manhattan district attorney ends up with a less serious misdemeanor charge.
In the past, Trump has tried to get out in front of stories, as he did when the FBI raided Mar-a-Lago.
Speaking exclusively to DailyMail.com, former Trump ‘fixer’ Michael Cohen largely agreed with Kirschner’s sentiments.
“Donald would have no reason to release the statement unless he was contacted by the DANY (District Attorney of New York) and informed accordingly,” Cohen said.
‘Donald’s post is eerily similar to his battle cry before the January 6 insurrection; including call to protest. By doing so, Donald hopes to anger his base, witness another violent confrontation in his name, and profit by soliciting contributions.
A Trump spokesman scoffed at the idea that he was inciting anything and maintains the former president’s innocence in a statement.
“There has been no notification, other than illegal leaks from the Department of Justice and the DA’s office, to NBC and other fake news providers, that the George Soros-funded Radical Left Democrat prosecutor in Manhattan has decided to take his witch hunt to the next level.’
Trump claimed on his Truth Social account that the Manhattan district attorney’s office will arrest him in a few days and called the investigation “corrupt and highly political,” calling the alleged hush money payment an “old fairy tale and completely discredited”.
Former President Donald Trump (pictured right) angrily posted on Truth Social Saturday morning that he would be ‘arrested’ for the alleged $130,000 he gave to porn star Stormy Daniels (pictured left) before the 2016 presidential election
He called the investigators “corrupt and highly political,” calling the alleged hush money payment an “old and thoroughly discredited fairy tale.”
“President Trump is rightly highlighting his innocence and the gunplay of our system of injustice. He will be in Texas next weekend for a giant rally. Make America Great Again!’
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy tweeted promised to investigate whether Bragg’s actions were a subversion of democracy on Saturday.
“Here we go again: an outrageous abuse of power by a radical district attorney letting violent criminals walk while seeking political revenge against President Trump,” McCarthy wrote.
“I am directing the relevant committees to immediately investigate whether federal funds are being used to subvert our democracy by interfering in elections with politically motivated prosecutions.”
It comes more than six years after Trump’s lawyers paid Daniels a total of $130,000 to keep quiet on the matter, and New York prosecutors are considering whether he should face charges. Trump denies the affair and knowledge of the payments.
Stormy Daniels pictured with Donald Trump. The adult film actress, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, claims they had an affair after they met in July 2006 at a celebrity golf tournament in Lake Tahoe (pictured)
Last week, the former president and 2024 hopeful was invited to testify before a Manhattan grand jury, and his mediator and former attorney Michael Cohen (pictured) testified Monday.
Trump claimed on his Truth Social account that the Manhattan district attorney’s office will arrest him in a few days, calling the investigation “corrupt and highly political,” calling the alleged hush money payment an “old and old fairy tale.” completely discredited.”
If Trump’s claims of impending arrest are true, it would make him the first former president to face criminal charges. His post came hours after it was claimed that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg planned to indict Trump next week.
Last week, the former president and 2024 hopeful was invited to testify before a Manhattan grand jury, and his mediator and former attorney Michael Cohen testified Monday.
Cohen served jail time after pleading guilty in two criminal cases, one of which involved the use of campaign funds in connection with Daniels and another woman who allegedly had an affair with Trump.
He said he had been acting on his orders and that the bribes were supposed to keep love stories out of the public eye ahead of the 2016 election. Trump has admitted reimbursing Cohen
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (pictured) has been in charge of the case since his election in 2021
Daniels met with prosecutors Wednesday to answer more questions about the case, and his attorney, Clark Brewster, said he would also be available as a witness in the future, if necessary.
Cohen has also indicated that he has given the grand jury damning testimony implicating Trump. He testified for three hours on Monday.
Speaking beforehand, he said: ‘This is all about accountability. He has to be held accountable for his dirty deeds.
Speculation that charges were imminent also rose when Bragg told Trump’s team that the former president could testify before the grand jury if he wanted, a notification usually late in a process that could mean impeachment is near.
Legal experts have said that Trump could face one of two charges over the payments, but also concede that both would be difficult to prove.
He could be charged with falsifying business records if it is alleged that Trump knew his retainer agreement with Cohen was a sham to facilitate payments. That would be a misdemeanor under New York law unless prosecutors prove the records were falsified to hide another crime, which would make it a felony.
That other offense could be that the payments violated state election law because the alleged payment was intended to benefit his campaign.
Trump could face up to four years in prison on those charges.
Daniels met with prosecutors Wednesday to answer further questions about the case and tweeted his thanks to his attorney for “supporting me in our continued fight for truth and justice.”
Trump’s lawyer, Joseph Tacopina, also said this week that an indictment was “more likely” because of recent events.
“But the only thing I still cling to is the hope that justice will prevail,” he said.
Tacopina also said he hopes Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office “won’t stoop to the level of Mark Pomerantz, who was looking for a crime that fit the person.”
Tacopina was referring to a memoir by former Manhattan Special Assistant District Attorney Mark Pomerantz, who led the office’s investigation into Trump for a year beginning in February 2021.
In a letter sent last Friday to the commissioner of the New York City Department of Investigation, Trump’s attorney accused Bragg and his predecessor, Cyrus Vance, Jr., of conducting a “politically motivated investigation.”
Prosecutors “armed” their office, Tacopina wrote, “reviewing every aspect of President Trump’s personal life and business affairs, going back decades, hoping to find some legal basis, however implausible, novel or complicated, to prosecute him.” ‘. ‘
Vance has said that “it is difficult to argue that the previous investigations were politically motivated.”